ATLANTA, GA — Home Depot co-founder Bernie Marcus was remembered by family, friends, and local and state leaders during his funeral service in Atlanta on November 7. Dozens of home depot employees in ...

A man of second acts, Marcus started Home Depot after getting fired from another retailer. He then became a philanthropist, a Republican megadonor and an evangelist of capitalism.

In April 1978, Marcus and Blank were fired, and friend and business associate Ken Langone convinced Marcus to open his own business. Together, Marcus, Blank and Langone founded The Home Depot, and ...